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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Kedleston, Derbyshire is in Amber Valley, Derbyshire.
Around 1380 John Curzon was born to Richard Curzon at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map].
Around 1412 Richard Curzon was born to John Curzon (age 32) and Joan Bagot (age 12). at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map].
Around 1425 John Curzon was born to John Curzon (age 45) and Joan Bagot (age 25). at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map].
Around 1474 John Curzon was born to Richard Curzon (age 62) and Alice Willoughby at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map].
In 1490 Thomas Curzon was born to John Curzon (age 30) in Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map].
Around 1495 Richard Curzon was born to John Curzon (age 21) and Elizabeth Eyre at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map].
On 3rd August 1496 Richard Curzon (age 84) died at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map].
All Saints Church, Kedleston [Map]. Brass to Richard Curzon and Alice Willoughby.
Richard Curzon: Around 1412 he was born to John Curzon and Joan Bagot. at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map]. In or before 1432 Richard Curzon and Alice Willoughby were married.
Alice Willoughby: she was born to Henry Willoughby and Ellen Egerton. In 1523 Richard Draycott and she were married.
In 1521 John Curzon was born to Richard Curzon (age 26) and Eleanor Pole (age 22) at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map].
In 1524 Francis Curzon was born to Richard Curzon (age 29) at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map].
All About History Books
The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
In 1526 Richard Curzon was born to Richard Curzon (age 31) and Eleanor Pole (age 27) at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map].
In 1532 Christopher Curzon was born to Richard Curzon (age 37) and Eleanor Pole (age 33) at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map].
In 1534 William Curzon was born to Richard Curzon (age 39) and Eleanor Pole (age 35) at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map].
In 1551 John Curzon was born to Francis Curzon (age 27) and Eleanor Vernon (age 21) at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map].
In 1553 Thomas Curzon was born to Francis Curzon (age 29) and Eleanor Vernon (age 23) at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map].
On 3rd November 1598 John Curzon 1st Baronet was born to John Curzon (age 47) and Millicent Sacheverell at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map].
In 1628 John Stanhope was born to John Stanhope (age 38) and Mary Radclyffe Lady Gell (age 23) at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map].
On 6th May 1632 John Curzon (age 81) died at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map].
On 16th December 1850 Félicité Anne Josephe de Wattines Lady Scarsdale (age 85) died. She was buried at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map].
Alice Willoughby died at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map].